GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| appease | pacify |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |